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Take a Step UpFrom coder to leader
Special Thanks
• Special thanks to Alan Stevens, developer and speaker extraordinaire. for letting me rip off much of his content from Devlink 2012.
• And of course to you for listening.
Be Current
• Being update on your technical skills is assumed.
• You MUST know what you’re doing technically.
What you need to know
• Trust• Tell a Story• Value Others
• Leadership is not a formal role assigned in a business or group.
• Leadership is the process of influence in which one person can encourage and direct others to assist in accomplishing a common task.
Leadership Myths
• Leadership is Innate• Leadership is possessing power over
others• Leaders are positively influential• Leaders entirely control group outcomes• All groups have designated leaders• Group members resist leaders
Leadership IS
• Leadership is an attitude
• Leadership requires pushing back
• Leadership means accepting reality
• Leadership requires you to abstain from hype
How to Lead
• Trust• Tell a Story• Value Others
Trust
• Trust others• Food• Humor• Create a culture of Safety
Tell A Story
• Emotions are not Facts• Use a metaphor• Invite them to join you on a journey• Share your vision
• Leadership is about a vision, not a task, project or even objective
Value Others
• Raise the value of the whole team• Encourage others to value you, by
showing that you value them• You can’t raise yourself up by keeping
others down.• A Players hire A+ players; B Players hire
C players.
Dancing Leader
What?
• It was the 1st follower that transformed the lone nut job into a leader.
• There is NO movement without the first follower.
• If everyone was the leader, that would be really ineffective.
• The BEST way to make a movement, if you really care, is to courageously follow and show others how to follow.
First Followers
• Being the first (or even just an early) follower is an under-appreciated form of leadership.
• New followers emulate other followers, not the leader.
Change isn’t easy
• Be willing and prepared to stand out
• Be confident in your ability, but humbled by your support and followers